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Race in US History

The history of race in America encompasses questions of freedom, justice, equality, and citizenship. Explore topics including the Reconstruction era, the once-influential theories of eugenics, the modern Civil Rights Movement, and current struggles over racial equity.

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African American Lives

Knowing one’s heritage instills empowerment. However, not all Americans can answer the question “Where do I come from?” due to their history being lost or stolen.

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Bontoc Eulogy

A filmmaker’s complex relationship with his Filipino heritage is explored through the story of tribal natives brought to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair to be “living exhibits.”

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Imitation of Life

A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a black widow and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white.

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Little Things Are Big

Writer Jesus Colon reflects on a dilemma he experienced on a late-night New York train.

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The Second American Revolution

This film explores the long struggle for black civil rights, reminding us that the pace of progress is often accompanied by conflict and compromise.

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Who Is Human?

Explore past theories of what makes us human and the beginnings of the theory that humanity is divided into separate and unequal races.

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